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Network scanner

Nmap is a network scanner created by Gordon Lyon. It was first released in September 1997 in Phrack magazine. Nmap is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network by sending packets and analyzing the responses. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: NmapA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Exploring the Correlation Between Vulnerability Scanning and NmapInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Stealing the networkThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Network Vulnerability Analysis on Brain Signal/Image Databases Using Nmap and Wireshark ToolsCited 43 times
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